A New Orleans man is in jail facing two counts of attempted first-degree murder of a police officer.

On Wednesday, an off-duty Slidell police officer spotted a stolen Jeep Liberty in a local shopping center parking lot. The officer called to report the location. When officers arrived, the Jeep, which was being driven by Jeoyon Mitchel, 19, took off.

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Officer briefly chased him but due to there being several people n the parking lot, police backed off for safety reasons and Mitchell got away, police said.

On Thursday, the same off-duty officer saw the Jeep in a Slidell neighborhood with Mitchell standing nearby.

Slidell police and the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office rushed to the scene to try and capture Mitchell.

Police said in an attempt to leave the scene, Mitchell rammed two police cars. Police said he got trapped between two police cars but continued to ram the officers' vehicles. Officers were able to get a door open to the Jeep and were able to take Mitchell into custody.

After placing him under arrest, police found his three-month-old son in the back seat of the Jeep, unrestrained. The child was not injured and was turned over to the Department of Child and Family Services.

Police found several small bags of marijuana in the vehicle and believe he was conducting a drug deal prior to the incident.

Mitchell is being held at the Slidell City Jail. Mitchell will eventually be transferred to the St. Tammany Parish Jail, where a bond will be set.